I reject your reality and substitute my own

A moment where I join the circular firing squad…

You know, guys, if you Democrats actually did shit like this when you guys controlled Congress instead of waiting until the GOP took power, you might still control Congress.

The centerpiece of the proposal, set to be unveiled Monday by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), is a “paycheck bonus credit” that would shave $2,000 a year off the tax bills of couples earning less than $200,000. Other provisions would nearly triple the tax credit for child care and reward people who save at least $500 a year.

The windfall — about $1.2 trillion over a decade — would come directly from the pockets of Wall Street “high rollers” through a new fee on financial transactions, and from the top 1 percent of earners, who would lose billions of dollars in lucrative tax breaks.

I think a lot of people would get on board with that kind of economic populism.